Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15128, Paul Gates, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Gates Paul
NUMBER
15128
leaded
CONTENTS
This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
MERCHANTS' BANK,
Boston, 20 th April, 1843.
Received of FRANKLIN HAVEN, PRESIDENT and AGENT for paying Pensioners belonging to the State of Massachusetts ,
Twenty five Dollars, 92 Cents,
being for six 10 mo 11 days months
Pension due to Paul Bates dec d
from the 4th day of September,  March 1842,
to the 15 th  4th day of March,  January 1843,
for which I have signed Duplicate Receipts.
$ 25.92 Jonas Bartlett Adm r & Attorney
FINAL PAYMENT RECEIVED
Received from the
University Press, Cambridge.

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this fourteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate within and for the County of Worcester, now sitting, Paul Gates a resident of Worcester, in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the early part, (about the first,) of February, 1776, he enlisted as a Volunteer, in the militia, in a company under the command of Capt. Washburn of Leicester, and Lieut. William Gates of Worcester, for the term of two months - and continued in said service during that term, when he was regularly discharged, at Dorchester, near Boston, Massachusetts, on about the last day of March, 1776, - that he resided in said Worcester when he enlisted and entered the said service - and thence marched through Shrewsbury, Marlborough, Sudbury, &c. on the old Boston road, to Watertown, and thence crossed over the river and passed on to Dorchester, where he was engaged in said term, and then returned home to Worcester.
That in the early part of July, 1776, he again enlisted, as a Volunteer, in the militia, in a company commanded by Capt. Wm Gates of Worcester and Col. Holman of Sutton, for the term of five months, and continued in said service during said term, when he was regularly discharged, at Harlem heights, so called, in the State of New York: that he resided in said Worcester, at the time he enlisted, and thence marched through Springfield, Hartford, & New Haven, at the latter place he with his company took water, and went to New York City, where they were stationed for about a fortnight - then passed to Greenwich, where they stayed two or three months - and thence along till they reached said Harlem heights where said Paul Gates spent the remainder of his term, and was regularly discharged, about the last of November, 1776, at the expiration of his term of enlistment - In this last enlistment he was in the Battle at White Plains.
He has no documentary evidence of his said services, but relies on the testimony of Dimeon Dunean and Daniel Stearns, in relation to the five months service, and James M c Farland, in relation to the two months service - their Depositions accompanying this declaration. He resided in said Worcester at the time of his said enlistments, and continues to reside there. And in answer
(A) He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before N athl Farns d Judge of Probate In the County of Worcester
Paul Gates

We Aaron Bancroft, D.D. a Clergyman residing in the town of Worcester and Artemas Ward, Esquire , - residing in the same town of Worcester, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Lytes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, and that we have full credit may be given to his declaration in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier at the revolution, and we entertain that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Aaron Bancroft Artemas Ward
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev. Aaron Bancroft, D.D. who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said town of Worcester , and that Artemas Ward, Esquire , who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Worcester and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Nathl. James Esq. Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Lytes for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph. Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Ms. A. 9. 2. 502 Daniel Lytes - Worcester County - Massachusetts. P.O. Box 331

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Power of Attorney from John H. Samuel Gates

Know all men by these presents, that we, Samuel Gates, of Worcester, in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and John Gates, of New London, in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, the only children, living, of Paul Gates, late of said Worcester, deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Jonas Bartlett , our true and lawful Attorney, for us, and in our names, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions in Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, the pension due to said Paul Gates, from the fourth day of December March, 1842, to the fifteenth day of January, 1843, the day when the said Paul died.
Witness our hands and seals, this eighth day of March, 1843.
Sam Gates
Witness Chas. G. Prentiss. Witness Jonathan Gerrish
State of Massachusetts. John Gates Worcester County, ss.
Be it known, that on the 13 th day of March 1843, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, personally appeared Samuel Gates, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Justice of the Peace.
State of New Hampshire — Merrimack ss Be it known that on the twenty-fifth day of March A. D. 1843 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Merrimack, personally appeared John Gates above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his voluntary act and deed — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above named — Jonathan Gerrish Justice of the Peace

to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department I the said lytes state that (1) I was born in Worcester aforesaid, on the 20th day of June, 1758, (2) I have no record of my birth or age, but presume it is on the town records of said Worcester - (3) I lived in said Worcester at each time of enlisting as aforesaid, and have lived in said Worcester ever since I was in the said service, and now live there, (4) I went into the service each time as a Volunteer. (5) In the five months service there were Col. Holman, Col. Raymond, Major Sears, & others, whom I knew - (6) I did not receive any written discharge, but was dismissed by our com- manding officer under a general order of discharge, when our period of enlistment had expired. In answer to the 7th question I give the names of Abijah Bigelow, Esq., Theophilus Wheeler, Esq., Rev. Dr. Bancroft, & others, to whom reference may be had. (A)

4502 Paul Gates Private 9 Months adm. &
$38.
M rs Jennie E. Worcester Mass

BRIEF in the case of Paul Gates  of Worcester City in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     In 1776. Feby — 4 — privt. Gen. Washburn   76. July — 5 — " " W m Gates Col. Holman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, living witnesses —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct — 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, Charles G. Parent Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Paul Gates
was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $30.00 per annum; was a resident of the County of Worcester in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and died in Worcester, in said County in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three on the fifteenth day of June; that he left no widow and that he left two children only, to wit, Samuel Gates and John Gates.
I further certify that Jonas Bentell of Worcester has been appointed Administrator of the Estate of said Paul Gates, deceased.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Worcester, this eighth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
Chas. G. Parent , Register.
Received from the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, ss.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
February 13, 1925.
Crystal E. Gates, 216 E. Dexter St., Covina, CALIF.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.15128 , it appears that Paul Gates was born in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, June 20, 1758, and resided there when he enlisted February 1, 1776, and served two months in Captain Washburn's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted early in July 1776, served five months in Captain William Gates' Company, Colonel Holman's Massachusetts Regiment, and was in the battle of White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of said Worcester. He a. B x died January 15, 1843, place not stated.
There is no data on file as to family and it is not stated that Captain William Gates was related.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

S. 216 East Dexter St. Covina, Calif.
Jan. 15, 1924
Commissioner of Pensions Rev. War Section Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
As I wish to establish my claim to eligibility for membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution, I would like to ask that you please send me an abstract of the Revolutionary service and family data of Paul Gates pensioned under act of 1832 for Massachusetts service in Rev. War, a resident of

Worcester county at time of his application.
Please let me know what expense is connected with your sending me this information.
Very truly yours, (Miss) Crystal E. Gates.

1925, Feb. 13 - Mkt. to Crystal G Gates nm
15.128 INVALID.
File No. 15.128
Paul Gates
Brn Res. War.
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 138
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3628
Massachusetts
Paul Gates
Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain of the Regt - commanded Col (Holman in the Spas) time for 9 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 30 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued on the 28 th day of Dec 1832 and sent to M c - Clemson Worcester Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep t 1832 $45~ Pens ant. allowance ending 21 Mar 33 15~ $60~
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk Book D. Vol. 2 nd Page 52.

Some letters.
Payments to be made at Boston Mass by The Revere & Co Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Mass
RECEIVED FEB 1 1884
Recorded by J H. H. Black Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 2. page 52.

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Paul Yates deceased
25,92
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FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } ss. SUFFOLK COUNTY, }
Be it Known, That on the Tuesday day of April 1843 before me
a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by the laws of the State to administer oaths, personally appeared Jonas Bartlett the Attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing power of Attorney, either by any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer, and he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of to any person whatever. — and he
sworn and subscribed the day and year last above written, before me,  in presence of the Probate Court.
Jonas Bartlett Justice Peace. Lowell M. Stone probate

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Paul Gates
Wm Garrison Esq Hacoste Map

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Paul Gates - Worcester 67 Sharp - which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? — IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? _____
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? _____
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes  _____
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Paul Bates of the State of Massachusetts who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution.
is entitled to receive Thirty ————— dollars and ————— cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twenty Eighth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Isaac P. [unclear] Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from [unclear]

I, Daniel Stearns of Worcester, Massachusetts, aged 75 years, testify and say, that I was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was in the service in the state of New York, in the year 1776, and one well knowing that my townsman Paul Yates was a soldier, in Capt. Wm. Lytes' company, Col. Holman's Regiment in said year, and served in said company for the term of five months. I belonged to the same company, enlisted about the same time, and served for the same term, that said Paul Yates did, and was discharged near the end of the year 1776.
Worcester, Jp. August 8, 1832.
Daniel Stearns Then the above named Stearns (whom I believe to be a man of truth) personally appeared, & made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him signed.
Before me, William Garrison , Justice of the peace. I, Simeon Duncan of Worcester aforesaid, aged seventy six years, having been in the same service with the above named Paul Yates , as related in the aforesaid Deposition of Daniel Stearns , do testify and say that, from my own knowledge, the said Yates was out in the service, and did his duty as a soldier, for the length of time stated by said Stearns , being five months, and was discharged about the close of the year 1776.
Simeon Duncan
Worcester, Jp. August 13, 1832.
Then the above named Simeon Duncan, whom I believe to be a perfectly credible witness, personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him signed.
Before me, William Garrison , Justice of the peace.

I, James M c Farland, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy three years, testify and say that, having been engaged in the service of the United States, in the War of the Revolution, for the term of two months, at Dorchester, near Boston, in the early part of the year 1776, and am well knowing that my townsman, Paul Gates, was a soldier in the same company, (being Capt. Washburn's company,) with me, and did duty in said company with me, for the term of two months - and we were both discharged at the same time, and returned home to Worcester. Witness, M c Farland.
Worcester, ss. August 13. 1832. Then the above named James M c Farland, whom I believe to be a credible Witness, personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition, by him signed. Before me, William Garrison, Justice of the peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss.
I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, held within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that William Jennison, Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits of Daniel Thayer, and Simeon Deane, and the therewithin Affidavit of James M c Farland were made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Worcester, and that his signature thereto appear to me to be in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this fourteenth day of August, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.